KateP's musings

    I am not as stressed out as I was earlier this week.   I managed to get my taxes done.   I went food shopping (and GW reminded me that I am doing the best that I can).   I am getting more and more used to the new setup for the Credit Union Website and they do let me know if a bill is already set up to be paid or not.   Just have to keep ahead of it.   I am expecting my paycheck in my account later tonight and one of the first refunds to arrive later this week.   I have a bill getting ready to be sent out but I can’t think of anything.   The end of the month is at&T again and   HOA even though I paid that twice.   I have to remember about the mutual fund that comes out then too.   Oh and I have to pay the tolls online.   That’s the first thing I want to clear up.   Oh and the latest chewy is coming next week.   I have to have my debit card for that one   All these things are popping int...

  It's Friday afternoon and I am trying to find something to do for the rest of the day. It was a light day.  There is some stuff but I don;t know where it  goes.  I will find out soon.  It's pretty quiet as well it usually is anyway.  Oh we got our w2s today. I can start my taxes this weekend.  Oh we got an email inviting all of us to a retirement party for a coworker and it's in March for $50. Not going to go. The state and Northeast is getting ready for a big storm on Sunday with at least 2 feet of snow in some places. Milford just cleared out from the last one. Honestly I think there is still snow on the ground in some parts. In the back yards of the condo complex for sure.  The supervisor already knows if it's bad I won’t be in but I suspect I will be at work then. I went to the store yesterday but forgot a few things I definitely need.  So I will take a trip to Walmarts tonight and the petstore.  I am trying to compare prices....

 Good morning, I'm feeling better.  I'm still considering finances, but I need to stop. We got snow overnight and we are supposed to get some more later today but its not much.  It will be washed away by the rain.  Well I was sort of right.  It started snowing again around 1 pm.  The flakes were big.  I kept thinking back to a report that big flakes meant it wouldn’t stick. In any case, this will conclude by 3 o'clock.   It's expected to snow all day tomorrow starting at 7 am. I decided to stay in my pajamas for the day.  I will get the cleaning done though.  Just the bathroom and bedroom.  I am probably going to vacuum the office again.  Once those two tasks are finished, the shower still needs to be taken care of. I got an email from the gas company saying my payment was late (yesterday) I had paid it already. This made my stomach drop.  I checked and it went out on the 13th.  It usually takes a couple of days....

  I have been trying to write for the last few days and I just freeze.   I am either too tired or anxious about things.   I just called Chase credit card to see why I haven’t been able to use the card even though I did put a large payment on the large balance, but they closed it.     I didn’t talk to a live person, but the recording said I may get another one.   I tried to talk to someone but that doesn’t work.   I am trying not to lose it, but if I have to get a pass code I will lose it.   What do I do now?   I hope they send me a new one.   I am still waiting on a Capital One card to get here.   I will try to contact Chase again, but it may be fruitless.   I know this is my own fault   The rest of the afternoon I read blogs did a few other things, I left the office before 4 and got home by quarter of 5.   I got my dinner and later I fed sky.   I did some chores like vacuuming and laundry; I...

  I couldn't sleep last night so I did some surfing.   Something told me to check my accounts.  So I did.   The knights org that created the scholarship in my brother in laws name finally cashed the check I sent them in May.  I was relieved been waiting awhile. I remember Liz was getting anxious because people were asking about it a few weeks later.  I don't understand why it takes so long.  I remember the Ladies Guild  finally cashed the check I wrote for my dinner choice and I ended up not going.  I was expecting a refund but I am guessing for things like that it can't be done. There is one more check I am expecting.   That is for the retirement party for my admin. Hopefully this won't make Too many  problems for me. 

  Later this afternoon is the long anticipated Phelan Family chat.    It’s at 4 this week.   I thought it was at the beginning of the month and was very disappointed that I got the date wrong.   I am not sure who is going to be there.   Well I do know of three people J, Sis and myself.   I hope I will be there. The WIFI was out again and this has been happening at least once a week.   This is illegal.   The only other option is Frontier or something. It is a major complaint weekly.   I am tired of it.   Luckily it was rectified by 7:30.   I would have been pissed if I had to miss the family chat. Before I do those I need to go grocery shopping, organize the office, and do some financial auditing of my own. The sun is out and it is in the mid-20s it’s supposed to stay that way with some clouds.   I have discovered that when it says clouds it doesn’t necessarily mean rain clouds but the beautiful shaped clouds that you...

  Ya remember when I wrote Friday that I was feeling better and I talked to my sister>> well that was short lived.   The headache was back and I was heading home from picking up my regular prescriptions.   I called Liz back for something I can’t remember what and we got to talking about how my niece saw the picture of the cats on the brand new furniture. It pissed both of them off and she was angry but she didn’t sound it when she hung up.   But I was angry.   I ended up calling Mama Roberta and ranted to her about it for nearly an hour or more.   We then discussed the credit card stuff and she wanted to now the interest rates and ending dates on the statements.   She explained that if it adds up to the minimum payment that’s fine but if doesn’t (like adding more) then it could be against me. Most of that night I was semi successful at keeping the cats off the furniture, I also ended up ordering two self-heating cat beds .   They should ...

  It’s been so long since I last actually posted any of my blog entries this week.   I keep saying I will go back over them and finish them and then post but then more time goes by and gets away from me. The house and condo situation :   Well Liz and I have been making a lot of progress with clearing out project.   We managed to get the cellar cleaned out with the help of a friend of hers and of my BIL.   Made several trips to goodwill and made a trip to the dump.   Some of the things that are left will be going to friends and family.   In the weekend coming up I believe we will be working on the Attic and then bedrooms, and then office and then finally the kitchen and dining room.   Jim will be speaking to “He who will not be named” by Labor Day and apprising him of the progress.   I am told that Liz suggested that Jim also discuss perhaps begin the process of having “he who will not be named (the lawyer)” removed as the trustee and perh...

  Well when we last met I discussed the past week’s activities and the plans for yesterday I went to meet with Alex for our second to last session (Tuesday will be the final one) he tells me I still have two more weeks I can do the classes.   He will also be discussing with the gym manager about allowing me to “cash in” if you will my points that I have collected over the years and possibly get two months of free classes.   In the mean time I will attend class until the end of the month.   I told him all the things I ate this week (well except the brownie) and why I hadn’t made it to the gym.   We discussed grocery budgets and the best foods.   He did say to have rice but not the minute rice but uncle Bens.   We discussed what would be good and just what to do with diet and the choices. After wards I headed home.   I still had about an hour or so before Liz came over.   We talked earlier via text.   She needed to come later (and I ...

  I must begin this entry with an apology for the symphony of chirping crickets lately.   I have been going through some challenging times since Tropical storm Isaias.   The day after it hit I noticed the gutter needed repair and so I called my lawyer/Trustee (if you have been following me for while it was set up long before Mom died) to let him know it needed to be fixed.   He didn’t see it but came and surveyed the property and started a bullying campaign to reissue the whole “we need to put the house on the market” .   We argued and by the end of the conversation he hung up on me.   He sent me a very insulting voice mail by the end of that same week after my brother spoke to him.     My family and I met at the beginning of the week with my therapist to discuss what could be done but came to the conclusion that it isn’t worth fighting him.   We are not giving in but I cannot afford to manage this big house. My brother spoke to him and got...

Good news checked the informed delivery and it looks like I am getting the new CC today.   What a relief.   Too bad the two amazon deliveries (the wipes and TP) are nowhere to be seen.   I have placed two refund requests.   I had to contact the seller for the wipes because amazon isn’t going to refund it.   The TP refund will be honored.    I plan on writing to the corporate headquarters and recommend they reevaluate their third party venders.   I went to AT&T store today and the guy was absolutely useless.   He said basically that I should ignore it because AT&T would have called or something.     I will try again because I don’t like the answer.   I went to Walmart and returned the Fitbit and it will be a few days before it posts back into my account.   When I got back to the car I downloaded one pedometer and I didn’t like the way it was tracking my steps and shared the story with Alex when I saw him fo...

Well it’s early Monday.   I believe we are in a heatwave. It’s already 74 degrees and its only 9 am.   It is expected to get into the mid-80s.   Wait a second I see by the weather forecast we might get rain by the end of the week.   It would be nice I heard its been awhile since we got rain.   It seems like it by looking at my lawn.   I am not big on watering the lawn.   I like when Mother Nature does it.   I realize I may not have a choice. I went walking late yesterday afternoon with JOC and it was a good walk.   The conversations were a bit frustrating.   I found myself critical of a lot of things and she didn’t seem to mind but she has a favorite phrase that I can’t seem to recall but one thing that sticks out is “for the grace of God goes me”.   Something my sister says to me quite often for herself.   Anyway, I don’t want to jeopardize that relationship so I need to temper my views in some way.   Anyway, I am not s...

Yesterday was my nephew Rob’s Birthday.   I don’t remember how old any of my nieces and nephews is really.   I am guessing mid 30’s.    Sadly I don’t get to see him much.   I haven’t talked with him in quite some time.   I am guessing he sees his mother frequently.   I am not sure if there are issues with his siblings.   Then again this is my family there are always issues going on.   Anyway a memory popped up on FB and I shared it and said the same message.   OF course he isn’t on FB. Yesterday was the first exercise class and they had it outside.   It was a little hard but my hope is to get better over time.   it was partners and I had the lady who is always supportive.   I was right I do look like a whale in the Picture that Mike posted on FB .   It may take you to his whole time line you may have t scroll down.   Alex was the instructor but Mike was setting up for his own clients.    I came home a...